J. Bryant Kirkland III

J. Bryant Kirkland III is our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He joined Vector Group and its subsidiaries in July 1992, and became our Chief Financial Officer in 2006. Mr. Kirkland is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of New Valley LLC and many of its affiliates. Mr. Kirkland also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Multi Solutions II, Inc. and Multi-Soft II, Inc., which are engaged in organizational efforts, including obtaining initial financing, and preparing to identify potential merger or acquisition candidates. Mr. Kirkland served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CDSI Holdings Inc. (n/k/a SG Blocks Inc.) from January 1998 to November 2011 and served as a director of SG Blocks Inc. (NASDAQ: SGBX) from November 1998 until September 2015.

Mr. Kirkland received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Barry University. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Florida, New York and North Carolina.

He served as a member of the Board of Visitors at North Carolina State University from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Kirkland is an avid runner who has completed the Boston, New York, Miami, San Diego, Chicago and Arizona Marathons.